PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ARC 3612 / ARC 3614)

 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ARC 3612 / ARC 3614)

Module Objectives

The teaching objectives of the module are:

1. To appreciate the roles and functions of project participants and the organizational forms which occur.

2. To develop an awareness of the form and influence of leadership in the project process and the relationship

to a project’s success.

3. To understand the application of management techniques in the control and direction of project resources.

4. To evaluate the dynamic changes which occur during a project‘s life cycle and the nature of a project’s

success.

5. To understand the means of evaluating success and failure in a project’s performance

Module Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Define project characteristics, objectives, organizations and success.

2. Summarize strategies for the execution of the development process in response to the client’s objectives.

3. Explain the professional roles, duties and responsibilities of the project manager, including the range and

scope of the activities of the project manager within the development process.

4. Compile a framework of personal qualities needed by the project manager in discharging his/her duties. 

PROJEC 1 : DEFINING AND DOCUMENTING A MODULAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

This involves the application of the principles, issues and theories discussed thus far in the Project

Management module, and their application into a simple construction project.

OBJECTIVES:

1 To understand the application of management techniques in the control and direction of project

resources

2 To appreciate the need for Project Management in a real project environment

3 To understand the basic stages of project management in the construction industry

4 To understand the basic roles of the different consultants in the construction industry

5 To understand the use of "Success Criteria" in evaluating a project.

LEARNING OUTCOME:

1 Define project characteristics, objectives, organisations and success.

2 Apply Project Management Tools and Techniques to control and communicate the Design.

3 Summarise strategies for the execution of the development process in response to the client's

objectives.

PROJECT 2 : DOCUMENTATION OF A MEDIUM-SIZED PROJECT

This involves the documentation of your Studio 6 Architectural Design Project, to apply the principles learned in Project 1 to your final projec

OBJECTIVES:

1 To understand the application of management techniques in the control and direction of project

resources

2 To evaluate the dynamic changes which occur during a project’s life cycle and the nature of a

project’s success.

3 To understand the means of evaluating success and failure in a project’s performance. 

LEARNING OUTCOME:

1 Define project characteristics, objectives, organisations and success.

2 Summarise strategies for the execution of the development process in response to the client’s

objectives.